VMware Horizon View 5.3 Design Patterns and Best Practices

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Jason VentrescoDecember 2013

Taking a rational approach to implementing Horizon View can make all the difference to its future performance and usefulness. This book will help you make all the right decisions for your particular enterprise’s needs.

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Book Details

ISBN 139781782171546

Paperback124 pages

About This Book

Identify the reasons why you are deploying Horizon View, a critical step to identifying your metrics for success

Learn how third party add-on solutions can complement and enhance your Horizon View deployment

Who This Book Is For

This book is aimed at individuals who are considering implementing Horizon View, but unaware of how their design decisions may impact the execution, operation, and future performance of their Horizon View environment. Readers should have some knowledge of end user computing, the capabilities of VMware Horizon View, and datacentre infrastructure to understand the concepts and ideas that the book discusses.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to VMware Horizon View Design

The benefits of virtual desktops

Risks of end user computing

VMware Horizon View design considerations

Sizing the View infrastructure components

Summary

Chapter 2: Understanding Desktop Deployment Options

Full clone or linked clone – which should we choose?

Floating versus dedicated user assignments

Deciding between persistent and non-persistent desktops

Building desktop pools

Putting Windows on a diet

Summary

Chapter 3: Understanding the View Environment

Defining the View Connection Server requirements

Key View infrastructure design considerations

View client protocol options

Summary

Chapter 4: Determining vSphere Resource Requirements

Building vCenter Server

Overview of View Composer

Sizing the vSphere hosts

Managing PCoIP network bandwidth requirements

Summary

Chapter 5: View Storage Considerations

Why storage performance is so important

Choosing the View storage platform

Understanding View storage-related features

Summary

Chapter 6: View Client Management and Connectivity

Understanding the View Client options

Choosing a View client

Managing View user persona data

Third-party persona management tools

Monitoring View using vCenter Operations Manager for View

Summary

What You Will Learn

Identify your reasons for implementing Horizon View, the existing risks, and why this is important to your design

Recognize the limitations of vSphere and Horizon View that will impact your design

Decide how and why to control Horizon View client bandwidth usage

Discover the various options for monitoring your Horizon View environment and learn about its significance

In Detail

VMware Horizon View is easy to install and configure, but building an adequate infrastructure and deploying the ideal desktops for your environment requires careful planning and a detailed understanding of the different options that exist. The more you know about those options and the impact of choosing one versus another, the better prepared you will be to make the optimal choice for your environment.

VMware Horizon View 5.3 Design Patterns and Best Practices provides important information that will guide you through decisions that are fundamental to designing and implementing a successful View environment. You will learn about major topics that are crucial to making your Horizon View environment a success, both in the early stages of deployment and beyond.

This book discusses multiple essential topics related to the architecture and administration of VMware Horizon View. Subjects such as infrastructure design, Horizon View desktop deployment, and monitoring are all discussed, each of which are critical to building and maintaining a healthy and well-performing Horizon View architecture.

Building a Horizon View infrastructure isn’t just about buying the right hardware; it requires careful consideration of all layers of the implementation including desktop pool configuration, the ability to monitor and troubleshoot the environment, and understanding what will happen when the environment matures or is required to expand. This book will help you understand why each of these topics is important, and provide the guidance needed to help make your Horizon View environment successful.

Authors

Jason Ventresco

Jason Ventresco has been a veteran of the IT field for 15 years and is currently working for EMC2 as a principal solutions engineer. In this role, he designs, builds, and tests the latest end user computing solutions in order to validate their performance and provide guidance to EMC2 customers and partners. He previously worked as a member of the global infrastructure team for FHI 360 and as an IT consultant for WorkSmart and Xerox Global Services. Jason has authored Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2 and VMware Horizon View 5.3 Design Patterns and Best Practices, both by Packt Publishing.

Jason lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife and daughter. He holds two degrees: a Master of Science in Information Security & Assurance from Norwich University and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix. In his free time, he likes to travel, ride his WaveRunner, and attend Carolina Hurricanes games.

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